The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-18

column il will be seen tnaS III sue
barbers Of the city have signed IN
agreement to close their shops hereaf-
Ter on Sunday. The course agreed up
m il a sensible one and the REGISTER
homes the agreement will be observed.
six DAYS out of seven are enough Tor
any man to work, merely as matter
of PHYSICAL well being to say notning
~ the demoralizing tendency OF sun
4. y labor.
In talking the other day with
counle of Humboldt township farmers
rho had driven right through Hum
boIdt with their loads Of wheat and
brought it to the lola mills. we asked
them how thew could afford to do this.
One of them replied significantly,
sSThe lola milIers are willing to diride
Nth us.u The other, speaking more
definitely said. ;sThe lola flour is just
"a GOOD "a the Humboldt -four and We
get "a mounds more Of it for bushel OF |
TheatN No comment IL necessary.
At the meeting of the city council
last Monday night the ordinance .or-
dering an election upon the proposition
to take stock in the Gas and Coal Com
Many WAS ordered withdrawn from
publication. as suggested last week by
Tho REoIsrER. and the city attorney
was instructed to draw up another Or
d;nance in accordance with the terms OF
tho new law. The committee on streets
and alleys were instructed to have the
outter along the Wright corner con-
structed at once. Several small biiis
were allowed but no further business
Of imnOrtapce was transacted.
A farmer from the extreme south
east part of the county came 10 lola
| Iast week for the hrst time 10
his life with load Of broom corn. he
had seen the lola markets IN the REG
4 IsrER, aud after selling his broom corn
he asked Mr.. johnson to show MIN .
store where they sold - pounds OF rice
for a dollar. Mr.. johnson took MIN 10
lone of our grocery stores where ne Was
. shown, not only rice but all otner
kinds Of groceries at prices that aston
ished him. "Why," he said to the pro.
: prietors. "you fellows beat h-dt
prices all hollow. It's 20 miles from
nv farm to lola but Pm coming here
, next week and buy enough groceries C
f. last me two months. And LII tell all
NV ueighbors about 1t too. Ihost
H-dt fellows have been skinning u
!, long enough" This Is true story
and has two very plain morals tn
first is that Iola is the best place IN TN
e county to trade the second is that tn
J. RrcIsrER is the best medium through
which to tell the people about 1t.
ell The grounds in and about the oil
r machine shops, present a busy appear
ance these DAYS. Some ID or more car
, nenters with their helpers are hard a
s work framing and putting in tn
timbers to support the second fool
teams are coming and going with roe
=. for the walls. and laborers are diggin
l. morter watts and getting ready ~
the masous. The present force of worE
., men will probably be doubled when
~ car load Of lime which is expected e'
~ erv day arrives and the stone wor
can no commenced. In addition TO a
IL this the Gas and Coal company WI
le move its machinery up there In fe'
days and begin boring for gas, givin
things still livelier appearance
a Taken altogether it is an ipspiriu
Ill s;~ht and no one can witness it, know
I'd withont feeling convinced that the
to is bright future in store ior 40. tol
Such magnificent buildings as tho
ss when completed are not going 70 star
" empty, and when they are .nilea WI
wOrkmen-as We have no douot th'
will be within three years NJ the ou
ne side-the prosperity of our toWn "
eai be established on basis so soiid III
no disaster can shake 1t.
to Sheriff Canady. of WOOdson count
ed came over Wednesday with Wiiioug
Inv. the defendant in the Boeken ca
- chose conviction for assault and oi
"a. tery was noted last week. The Grim
,;s the details of which were given IN I
REGISTER at the time, was commute
something over q year ago anu e..
at out of the League troubles. MI. IL
en- ken had procured a writ OF relectme
Dur AGAINST a Lacquer and after It's exec
tion he placed his sons in possession
rho disputed land. One night VII
70 the boys were away from home W
".,. loughby, Walker and Williams, frlei
G.! of the evicted Lacquer, forced an
trance into the house and when
,ws Rosken BOYS returned they opened
will on them from the inside. The boeK,
See forced their way in aud after the mr.
of several shots and severe tus
Willoughby and Williams escap'
w., Walker was captured and brough'
81 lola. plead guilty to assault anu .
terry aud paid his fine. Inc otner
alluded the officers for some time
K of were finally captured and held Tor
lors al. They procured change OF .e'
liv- and the case was taken to WOOD
county where Willoughby had his
-. ,.oal- NTH the above result.
'ha- anas nbaroel with assault aud bait
y and upon the Recommendation oi
ut "a Jury Judge Stillwell sentenced .il ia
one years imprisonment IN the :"
.ch- ty Jail, to give bond OF 500 to keep
seet peace for two years, to pay All
mn. costs and to Stand committed u
costs were paid-the extreme Peha
Williams has not yet been tried.